Corinium Museum, Cirencester; Medieval PeriodWool Mark of John Fortey (d. 1459From his brass in Nort
Corinium Museum, Cirencester; Medieval PeriodWool Mark of John Fortey (d. 1459From his brass in Northleach Parish Church my notes;Monumental brasses are a kind of memorial which grew in popularity during the 13th century, allowing detailed representations of the dead to be made for much less money than full stone or wooden effigies, which could be laid into the floors and therefore take up much less space. They were a favoured style of funerary art until the 16th century across Europe, the vast majority of these brasses survive in England (totalling around 4000). A great many of these are found in the eastern counties, although there is a large concentration of them around Cirencester, Northleach, and Lechlade. -- source link
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